hyperpnea

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Etymology

From hyper- +‎ -pnea.

Noun

hyperpnea (usually uncountable, plural hyperpneas)

  1. (medicine) Deep and rapid respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders.

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